Cemetery headstones were vandalized sometime between March 27-29 at the Honohina Hongwanji Cemetery in Ninole.
Photos courtesy of Hawaii Police Department
NINOLE, Hawaii (KITV4) - Police are currently investigating after cemetery headstones were vandalized sometime between March 27-29 at the Honohina Hongwanji Cemetery in Ninole.
Sometime between Sunday March 27, 2022 and Tuesday, March 29, 45 headstones were damaged at the Honohina Hongwanji Cemetery located about a half-mile from the temple on Old Mamalahoa Highway, (Highway 19), along the Hamakua Coast. Volunteer caretakers discovered the damage when they arrived to do maintenance on Tuesday. Many of the headstones and monuments in the cemetery date back to the early 1900s from the sugar plantation era.
The Hawaii Island police is asking for the public’s assistance with any information regarding this incident by calling the police department’s non-emergency number 808- 935-3311.
Citizens who wish to remain anonymous can provide information through Crime Stoppers at 808-961-8300 and may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000. Crime Stoppers does not record any calls or subscribe to caller ID.
Kathryn spent the last decade in the Bay Area working in nonprofits, education, and communications consulting. She has a B.A. in English from St. Mary's College of CA and an M.A. in Public Affairs and Politics from the University of San Francisco.
